Devastating yet treatable complication of tuberculous meningitis: The resistant TB abscess
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2009
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Andronikou S.
Greyling P.J.
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Introduction: Tuberculous abscesses may be resistant to medical treatment and may cause devastating complications. Case report: Such a lesion persisted in a child treated for tuberculous meningitis and resulted in a seizure with prolonged anoxic damage to the brain. The imaging findings are typical and these lesions should be considered for surgical management. © 2009 Springer-Verlag.
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corticosteroid, tuberculostatic agent, article, brain hypoxia, brain size, bronchoscopy, case report, child, clinical feature, computer assisted tomography, diagnostic imaging, epileptic state, family history, human, intracranial tuberculoma, male, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, preschool child, priority journal, seizure, stomach lavage, surgical technique, thorax radiography, tuberculous meningitis, white matter, Brain, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Infant, Male, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Tuberculoma, Intracranial, Tuberculosis, Meningeal
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Child's Nervous System
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